Biology, Ecology and IPM of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith): A Review Safder Arfa1, Bukero Abdul Aziz2, Hyder Moazam3, Rana Samreen1, Sohail Aneesa1, Hanif Mahreen4, Shamshar Syed Anika5, Imam Attia6, Ramzan Muhammad7,* 1Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, 54000, Pakistan 2Sindh Agriculture University, Department of Entomology, Tandojam, Pakistan 3Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, P R China 4Institute of Plant Protection, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan 5Government Graduate College (B), Vehova, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan 6Department of Plant and Environmental Protection, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan 7State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China *Email: ramzan.mnsua@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-8008-351X
Online Published on 31 August, 2024. Abstract The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) is an emerging polyphagous pest. Its primary food is the corn cob, which suffers significant damage with its larvae skeletonizing or “windowing” the leaves. Only the larval stage is seriously risky and small and large communities as well as researchers have used a variety of control methods A number of low-cost mitigation strategies are available and these strategies include encouraging smallholder farmers to plant crops directly after major rainstorms, using cultural methods, such as intercropping and crop rotation, and avoiding some of the ineffective insecticides. Understanding the function of natural enemies in agricultural systems requires monitoring them in the field. Chelonus insularis, Pristomerus spinator, Cotesia marginiventris, Meteorus laphygmae, Chelonus sonorensis, Orius insidiosus, Chelonus texanus, Archytas marmoratus, Elenomus remus, and Trichogramma spp. are parasitoids of S. frugiperda, Metarhizium anisopliae, Erynia radicans, Fusarium solani, Nomuraea rileyi and Beauveria bassiana are the main entomopathogenic fungi. These biocontrol agents should be promoted to manage this pest in a sustainable manner. Top Keywords Spodoptera frugiperda, Maize, Biology, Ecology, Cultural control, Biological control, Botanical and chemical, IPM. Top |